Lin Yin

"Beep--beep--"

As a short, Police Siren- like sound rang out in the classroom, a hidden door in the corner of the room opened, and five masked adults in gray uniforms emerged, carrying large silver trays.

They placed a thin book, a clear bottle containing only one capsule, and a glass of water in front of each child.

After all the items had been placed on all the children's tables, the adults left one by one, and the door closed.

Then the alarm sounded again.

Inside the room, twenty children unscrewed glass bottles in unison, swallowed the capsules with water, and then began rapidly flipping through their books.

Their gazes were so focused that their eye movements were almost like those of a "mechanical Camera".

Rather than "reading," Lin Yu felt it was more like scanning.

The only sound in the room was the quiet rustling of pages turning.

During this process, Lin Yu noticed...

The children's page-turning movements also began to vary in speed.

They held standard A4-sized books with the text packed tightly on each page, but the children still flipped through them very quickly, turning a page in about five or six seconds.

Because the reading speed of the unit is very fast, the difference was not obvious at first, but as time goes by and the progress accumulates, the difference in progress becomes apparent.

And Lin Yu naturally noticed it as well...

The progress of "Fluoxetine" is significantly faster than that of other children.

By the time most children have read more than half of the book, the reading progress on Fluoxetine is already nearing its end.

At last...

"Smack!"

Fluoxetine closed the book, then gently tapped the side of the table and pressed a button on the side.

"Buzz!"

The light strip above Fluoxetine's head turned blue, forming a blue curtain that enveloped the little Fluoxetine and marked her position.

Then, Fluoxetine stood up from the chair and walked to the Trapdoor —which opened again, revealing a long corridor.

Fluoxetine went inside, and the door closed again.

Throughout the entire process, none of the other children even glanced at Fluoxetine.

The moment the Trapdoor, Lin Yu also felt his perspective begin to shift.

After all, "Fluoxetine" is the protagonist of the "current story," so the narrative perspective naturally follows her after she leaves the room.

The scene Lin Yu saw took him to another room, a gray-white "single room" that was almost exactly the same as the previous one, only much smaller.

The Venue is two meters square, with single tables and chairs. What remains unchanged are the colors of the floor and walls, the brightness of the lighting fixtures, and the one-way glass that resembles the square pupil of some giant creature.

Fluoxetine walked into the room and sat down. A tablet-like electronic screen and a stylus were already placed on the table. She sat down silently and then immediately began to write rapidly on the screen.

Limited by his perspective, Lin Yu couldn't tell whether she was doing a test or reciting from memory.

In short...

After writing furiously for about ten minutes, Fluoxetine put down the stylus and then pressed the button on the side of the table again.

"Beep--!"

The piercing alarm sounded again, and the room lights turned blue once more.

However, this was the first time Lin Yu had heard a voice broadcast.

"Item 001, learning time 7 minutes 32 seconds, test time 16 minutes 21 seconds, total time 23 minutes 53 seconds, test passed, test accuracy rate 97%, time score 92, test score 97, overall score 95."

Fluoxetine listened to the announcement in silence. This was a pretty good result by all accounts, and it was the first among all the children, but no joy appeared on his face.

Based on Lin Yu's understanding of Fluoxetine, if it were her, she would definitely feel a little smug.

But Fluoxetine didn't—she simply walked out of the room again in silence, her expression neither sad nor happy.

However, this time, after Fluoxetine left the room, the camera didn't immediately follow her.

What Lin Yu saw was the room behind the one-way glass, which had finally become clear.

It was indeed a place like a control room, with instruments of all sizes filling this spacious room that was almost like a stadium, and different one-way windows on the walls showing different views of the room.

Inside, dozens of staff members dressed in white lab coats were busily working, seemingly recording data and analyzing the performance of the research subjects.

Their research subjects were, naturally, children.

In front of the room where Fluoxetine had just finished his "test," a machine displayed Fluoxetine's profile page.

Number: 001

Name: Lin Yin

Age: 5

Gender: Female

Trial duration: 167 days

"Last five overall scores: 99, 94, 95, 97, 95"

"Note: This individual has high potential, excellent drug compatibility, and has not experienced any adverse reactions. Long-term observation is recommended; we suggest proceeding to the Tier 1."

In front of the instrument screen stood five or six researchers of different ages, who began to speak.

"This player, number 001, has been scoring more and more consistently in her last five games; she might just be the ideal template we're looking for."

"That's right, I've hardly seen her show any signs of losing control..."

"Her achievement alone is enough to prove that our research direction is Error."

"Perhaps it's because her 'genome' is inherently superior."

"Perhaps, but among her group, nine have excellent genomes, yet they haven't demonstrated the absolute stability and rate of progress that 001 has..."

"No one can say for sure about this anyway."

"It's normal that some of those handpicked by the director are reliable, right?"

"You little rascal, why are you still trying to suck up to the director at every opportunity... He can't hear you now."

"I genuinely admire the director, okay?"

Listening to the researchers' words, Lin Yu became even more convinced.

Sure enough... Fluoxetine, numbered "001", was a standout in this entire "research project".

She was clearly a key person the entire project team was closely monitoring.

Moreover, Lin Yu could also deduce from these few words...

This project itself appears to be related to "genes".

Based on what he had seen so far, Lin Yu could roughly guess what had happened.

"Is the purpose of this project team's research to use drugs to enhance children's potential and improve their learning abilities?"

"What an inhumane experiment..."

"This sounds so out of place, it doesn't seem like something that happened in our world... it sounds more like something from a Previous Civilization in the Mist Island Realm."

"However... these instruments and architectural styles are undoubtedly unique to our world."

In short, although it's a bit hard to believe, Lin Yu has come to a conclusion by now.

Fluoxetine's childhood... seems a little too "abnormal".

Her situation is no longer as simple as not having a "normal family" and living in an orphanage.

The "story" here suggests that "Fluoxetine" was sent to a "secret, illegal project group that used children for drug testing" at a very young age, where he underwent experimental modification and training.

Certainly...

The premise is that everything you see here is "real"!

After all, this was the third "version" of the "Fluoxetine" story that Lin Yu had seen.

And...

This version is completely in conflict with the other two versions.

First...

The name is wrong again!

The information clearly states that the name of "Fluoxetine" is "Lin Yin".

They even became part of the same clan!

Even if we consider this a "former name"... it still doesn't match up at all.

Five-year-old Bai You lives in an orphanage, while five-year-old Wang Xiaoling has a photo of herself with her biological parents and older sister in her home...

And this five-year-old Lin Yin is currently doing drugs and doing homework in some Secret Base!

Therefore, these versions are almost mutually exclusive.

"If we choose to believe 'Lin Yin's' version, then Bai You and Wang Xiaoling must be fake..."

"To be honest, considering the specificity of Fluoxetine, this version, although it sounds the most outrageous and even doesn't fit the style of this world, could still be true... If this madman really had such a childhood, it wouldn't be surprising."

Certainly...

Lin Yu didn't believe that everything he saw this time was real.

After all, this time it was Zuo Xi who provided the past about "Fluoxetine" and deduced it using the Authority "story".

First of all, Zuo Xi himself is not a very reliable source.

Although Lin Yu had a gut feeling that Miss "Writer" hadn't Deception to him this time, he couldn't be 100% sure.

After all, Zuo Xi just appeared was an illusion, and Lin Yu had no way of knowing whether it was acting—what if it was "programmed" into existence?

Moreover, even if Zuo Xi didn't subjectively deceive himself...

The conclusion drawn from this "story" may not be accurate.

Although she emphasized that this was a "non-fiction story," no matter how good a "story" is, there will always be some parts that are not true!

This further diminishes the credibility of these claims.

Most importantly, even if Zuo Xi truly had no intention of Deception himself, the story's Authority had not been distorted...

But what if she herself was misled by "Fluoxetine"?

Therefore, Lin Yu also felt that he couldn't completely trust what he was seeing at this moment.

But...

I'll keep watching.

"I originally thought this would be 'evidence' to confirm whether 'Wang Xiaoling' or 'Bai You' was closer to the truth... but now, instead of confirming options A and B, we have an additional option C..."